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Positive Inflation News Propels the Nasdaq Higher: Finally a Turn?

Positive Inflation News Propels the Nasdaq Higher: Finally a Turn?

Stocks jumped last week on signs inflation may finally be coming under control. The S&P 500 rose 5.9 percent between Friday, November 4, and Friday November 11. It was the biggest weekly gain since June, with 95 percent of the index's members advancing. The...

Layoffs Increase, Potentially Welcome News for the Federal Reserve

Layoffs Increase, Potentially Welcome News for the Federal Reserve

Layoffs are a new trending theme, which is potentially welcome news for the Federal Reserve. The Google Trends chart below shows interest in the term "layoff" tripling since the beginning of October. It's now back to its highest level since May 2020 near the start of...

Stocks Keep Climbing Before the Fed: Will Jerome Powell Finally Slow Down?

Stocks Keep Climbing Before the Fed: Will Jerome Powell Finally Slow Down?

Will Jerome Powell finally hit the brakes? Stocks could be moving like the Federal Reserve is near the end of its rate-hiking cycle. The S&P 500 rose 4 percent between Friday, October 21, and Friday, October 28. It was the second weekly gain of at least 4 percent,...

Options Alert: Call Volume Swells in Apple as IPhone 14 Hits the Market

Options Alert: Call Volume Swells in Apple as IPhone 14 Hits the Market

The options activity may be turning bullish in Apple as the smart-phone giant rolls out the iPhone 14. Some 1.1 million call contracts traded in AAPL yesterday. That was the most since the earnings came out in late July, according to TradeStation data. Our analytics...

AMD Was the Busiest Symbol at TradeStation for the Fifth Straight Month

AMD Was the Busiest Symbol at TradeStation for the Fifth Straight Month

Advanced Micro Devices made new lows in June, but it remained the most actively traded symbol at TradeStation Securities for the fifth straight month. AMD declined as investors shunned economically sensitive semiconductor stocks. It's lost more than half its value...